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Pilzak, Marcin
CM🇵🇱FIDE 1182528· Male· Poland· Born in 1998
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Marcin Pilzak, a 28-year-old Polish Candidate Master, is rated 2193 — just 9 short of his peak of 2202 (Feb 2026, age 28) and sitting in the top 4% of Polish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FERYJNY Turniej o TYSIAKA 2026, Liga Dolnoslaska 2025-2026 r 5-6, and TURNIEJ NOWOROCZNY POLONII WROCLAW 2026. Also played 21 rapid (including XV Miedzynarodowy Memorial Szachowy Ferdynanda Dziedzica) and 6 blitz events (including 61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - opening Blitz) recently. He took a 33-month break between May 2019 and Mar 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 27). At junior level, he reached #39, #15, #15 and #50 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2193
Standard
Rpd2167·Blz2110
All-time high
2202
−9 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 28
Feb 2026 · age 28
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#282 · Polish players · of 6,347
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 28
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2202
at age 28 · −9 from today
Feb 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 27
Oct 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 27
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 27
Jan 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 24
Oct 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
2179 → 2193
Tournaments
9
50 games
Score
36/ 5072.0%
27W18D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsOleksii KarvatskyiFM2,321·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A·R9·+13.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 2046 | -9.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2757 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 1991 | -16.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #60 | 2267 | +20.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2243 | +8.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKamil StachowiakIM
🇵🇱POL·2393
+2 −11 =2
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMaciej Adamczewski
🇵🇱POL·2120
+5 −4 =6
15 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsKarol KuczaFM
🇵🇱POL·2323
+3 −10 =0
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKacper KarwowskiCM
🇵🇱POL·2276
+3 −3 =6
12 games·last met Aug 2016
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vsMilosz Walkowski
🇵🇱POL·1927
+8 −0 =4
12 games·last met Dec 2015
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Rankings
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Poland
#282
out of 10,822 players
Europe
#6,021
in continent
World
#8,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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